Training Facility, and programs for
the inmates including AA and GED.
On December 1, 2007, at the end
of his fourth term as sheriff, Mike
retired to his farm in Henryville.
His long-term plans were to raise
goats and cattle and encourage future
generations to become dedicated
police officers always ready and
willing to help those in need. His
plans were cut short, however, as he
was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
on October 1 and died on November
2, 2007. Even though Mike is no
longer with us, his memory and
legacy live on.
On July 25, 2008, the new Clark
Above: Mike and his wife Sara with Phil Donahue in New York City. Mike was a guest on the Phil
County Jail, the second Mike
Donahue show to speak about the inmate chain gang.
helped build, was dedicated as the
Michael L. Becher Adult Corrections
Even in his illness, Mike was
his death and throughout the last
Complex. Mike will always be
always looking for a way to help
year. The Community Foundation
remembered through memories and
other people. His legacy of this
of Southern Indiana is administering
love for him and this building named
continues in the Michael L. Becher
the scholarship, and the first $1,000
in his honor.
Law Enforcement Scholarship
will be awarded this spring to a
established in his honor with
Clark County graduating senior
memorial gifts given at the time of
planning to pursue a career in law
enforcement. Applications for next
year’s scholarship will be available
in the fall of 2009. For more
information or to make a donation,
please contact The Community
Foundation of Southern Indiana, 10
Charlestown Road, New Albany, IN
7150, (812-98-662) or on line at
www.cfsouthernindiana.com.
To learn more about pancreatic
cancer visit www.pancan.org.
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
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